Statuesque Head tests - Frostgrave soldiers on pg3

[Andrew Rae]

I agree, though I do like the first/left set better. But I think that's more on other appearances (expressions, armour, etc.) than scale. Scale differences seem very subtle.

I'm really going to have to look into picking up a few packs of these. (If overseas postage doesn't kill it.)

It is a subtle difference in size but it's definitely there, and can be make or break for whether or not a conversion will work. For example, the Fine Scale Heads are definitely too small for the Frostgrave cultists, but the Pulp Scale Heads work fine.

They ARE very nice looking but my question is... Where did you get those bases from?

The black bases? They're just bog standard slottas that I buy by the thousands from Dice & Games. Available from pretty much anyone who sells bases!

[throwsFireball]

Ah, thanks. They still have a slotta in the base.

My search continues.

[Andrew Rae]

I have the same issue wanting unslotted 25mm bases. I recently bought some sets of Infinity bases - 20 or 25 in a blister I think. Not as cheap as I could get slottas but should do me for a while. Mind you, I'll be putting in an order for more slottas with D&G, so I'll maybe nag them about making unslotted 25mm bases!

Edit: Got them here: http://www.firestormgames.co.uk/25mm-bases-corvus-belli

Though they only have one set left (I bought five...).

[throwsFireball]

Oh, they still have the slotta in the base itself. I've found bases with no slotta whatsoever. They're just so convenient since I can shove a penny in them and greenstuff it in and have them weighted AND magnetised.

[Andrew Rae]

That's some niche requirements! Best bet is to contact D&G and express an interest - can't hurt anyway. Their 30mm bases don't have the slot under the plastic so scaled down would likely suit you.

[Vermis]

It is a subtle difference in size but it's definitely there, and can be make or break for whether or not a conversion will work.

I hear that. I could hmm 'n' haw over the three sizes for a long while. But if one of the two smaller sizes suit my purposes... I hesitate to ask, just as you release one product, but any chance of bald versions of them, like the heroic heads?

[Andrew Rae]

I hear that. I could hmm 'n' haw over the three sizes for a long while. But if one of the two smaller sizes suit my purposes... I hesitate to ask, just as you release one product, but any chance of bald versions of them, like the heroic heads?

Yup, all the variants available in heroic scale will be available in the other two sizes. They're all mastered, just need production moulds made which I'll be doing over the next few months. Next up will be a new set of 'haired' heads in all three sizes, after that probably bald.

[Captain Blood]

So after all that, Andrew, would it be fair to say your recommendation is to use the fine scale heads with the Perry plastics, and the Pulp scale heads with the somewhat chunkier Frostgrave / Fireforge / Gripping Beast plastics?

[Morgan]

Yup, all the variants available in heroic scale will be available in the other two sizes. They're all mastered, just need production moulds made which I'll be doing over the next few months. Next up will be a new set of 'haired' heads in all three sizes, after that probably bald.

Will you be doing some non-modern hairstyles? I've used some of your heads for a few conversions and they led to the finest painting of faces that I've ever managed (mostly down to the magnificent sculpting of the features) but many of them are sitting unused because the hair looks a bit odd (to my eye) on the more 'medieval' figures.

[Andrew Rae]

So after all that, Andrew, would it be fair to say your recommendation is to use the fine scale heads with the Perry plastics, and the Pulp scale heads with the somewhat chunkier Frostgrave / Fireforge / Gripping Beast plastics?

For Frostgrave, definitely the Pulp Scale Heads. I can't say about Fireforge or Gripping Beast as I don't have any, but I did notice they look to have different head/neck attachments so would likely need more work.

For the Perry knights, I think either size work but my personal preference is for the Pulp Scale heads as they're a closer match for other models in my collection. As I said before, if I were mixing Perry heads and Statuesque female heads in a unit I'd use the smaller Fine Scale heads.

It really is a subjective, situational thing though. After all, we're putting female heads on male bodies and it very much depends on how the original sculptor sculpted those male bodies and how you can position the female head. I've tried the heads on some Bolt Action Russians but sadly it just doesn't work as the figures are so hunched and shallow (collapsed, even) chested, along with the shoulders being ever so slightly wider than those on the Frostgrave figures. Same sculptor, different result.

Will you be doing some non-modern hairstyles? I've used some of your heads for a few conversions and they led to the finest painting of faces that I've ever managed (mostly down to the magnificent sculpting of the features) but many of them are sitting unused because the hair looks a bit odd (to my eye) on the more 'medieval' figures.

Possibly. I am limited somewhat to shorter/tied hairstyles due to the heads being separate. What kind of thing are you thinking of?

[Captain Blood]

Interesting. Thanks Andrew. Well they are such good value, I guess I just need to buy a set of each 

[Charlie_]

Possibly. I am limited somewhat to shorter/tied hairstyles due to the heads being separate. What kind of thing are you thinking of?

Sorry if this is taking things off at a tangent here, and sorry if the answer is obvious (I don't know anything about your business), but would you ever sculpt any generic male heads, to be used for any setting and time period? I.e. no hats or helmets. With a nice selection of beards...

[Morgan]

Possibly. I am limited somewhat to shorter/tied hairstyles due to the heads being separate. What kind of thing are you thinking of?

See, this is why you're the expert here. I hadn't considered that decapitation also necessitates short hair :-)  Perhaps some 'scruffier' examples and stuff like Milla Jovovich's short hair as Joan of Arc. My wife suggests "a long braid, pinned up and around" a bit like this:
http://www.diyideas.tips/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DIY-Fishtail-Braid-Up-Do.jpg

It's not the end-of-the-world 'cos I can (and have) used some of the more 'styled' heads on my Crooked Dice models.

[Vermis]

Yup, all the variants available in heroic scale will be available in the other two sizes. They're all mastered, just need production moulds made which I'll be doing over the next few months. Next up will be a new set of 'haired' heads in all three sizes, after that probably bald.

Ah, nice! Ta. 

[Captain Blood]

stuff like Milla Jovovich's short hair as Joan of Arc.

God yes! Please! I would love a miniature Milla 
(I adore that film. The fact that the English are portrayed as brawling bunch of savage Northern rugby league hooligans, and the French as such a civilised bunch )